Messages in this thread |  | | From | Daniel Phillips <> | Subject | [ot] Re: MIME QP encoded good/bad ... | Date | Wed, 04 Oct 2000 17:45:53 +0200 |
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Matti Aarnio wrote: > Least of the wonders being increasing number of EBCDIC systems appearing in the net.
EBCDIC code: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code - a platypus if there ever was one.
Code - I thought I already knew that Interchange - So there's a code that doesn't? Decimal - Great, support those Lixie tubes Coded - See 'Code' Binary - No, you're *kidding* Extended - Wow, BCD is great! Let's make it even better!
People have ten fingers to count on; computers have two and that's why we have conversion routines. The concept took a little while to sink in with some people.
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